A fourteen-year-old right-handed male with a history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) presented with alternating hemichorea. Laboratory findings included elevated anticardiolipin IgG and anti-beta(2)-glycoprotein I IgG, which were consistent with primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging revealed altered striatal metabolism in his left putamen while he was exhibiting right-sided hemichorea. His symptoms resolved on prednisone; however, his antiphospholipid antibody profile remained markedly abnormal despite being symptom-free for 26 months.
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Journal: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movem
VOLUME: 22
Page Numbers: 1813-5
Journal Abbreviation: Mov. Disord.
ISSN: 0885-3185
DAY: 15
MONTH: Sep
YEAR: 2007
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